
Category: This is Yucatan:
This week in “The Yucatan Awaits” a column by anthropologist Indalecio Cardeña Vázquez “Izamal… a representation of the cosmos”
On a March 04, 1840. –180 years ago–Yucatan declared itself an independent country… This is.
In February 1906 the President of Mexico, Porfirio Díaz, made a trip to Mérida accompanied.
More than 460 years old, with a fantastic aspect to our 21st century eyes, the.
This beautiful stone crucifix, most likely from the 16th century, is an invaluable piece of.
Perhaps you have heard about the “mummies of Guanajuato, Mexico”. In Yucatan, we have our own…
Back in 2013 a group of German researchers found the remains of about 20 human.
You’ve probably heard that Yucatan has its own flag because it was once an independent.
Hanal Pixán is the name given to the “Day of the Dead” celebrations of the.
The Mayan civilization and culture are amongst the most interesting in history, but equally disturbing.